Cincinnati Reds Matt Harvey regrets “mistakes” with New York Mets

A calm Matt Harvey returned to Citi Field for the first time since being traded to the Cinncinati Reds. Harvey discussed regretting how things ended with his former club, the New York Mets.

Former Mets’ superstar, Matt Harvey, returned to Queens on Monday for the first time since being traded in May. While he has been pitching better for the Cincinnati Reds, Harvey is still a shell of his former self. Harvey’s career with the Mets saw him reach the highest of highs, he became the Dark Knight and pitched to loving chants of large Citi Field crowds. Harvey has fondly remembered hearing, “Harvey’s Better!” while outpitching the Nationals’ ace, Stephen Strasburg. In the end, the tragic story of Matt Harvey can be summarized by injuries humbling the once mighty pitcher.

We saw a reflective Harvey in front of the camera before Monday’s game. The righty said that he “regrets” the way his tenure in New York came to an end and that he enjoyed his time in the Big Apple.

“There’s a lot of things I wish I obviously hadn’t done,” Harvey said, according to Metsblog.com. “When injuries kind of took a toll on me and I wasn’t able to do my job the way I wanted to, I made a lot of mistakes.”

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Many Mets fans will remember Harvey for issues this season, ranging from his suspension for failing to show up to a game, his struggles on the mound, and how he refused to accept a bullpen role. However, the former ace deserves to be remembered for giving his all for the New York Mets during his earlier years with the ballclub.

“I always wanted to win here and I always wanted to bring 2013 every single year,” Harvey said (Metsblog.com). “I think with those injuries it just wasn’t quite possible at the time. You know, it sucked. It was not something I wanted. Obviously, getting to the World Series and all of that. My whole goal was to win and get back every year. Like I said, the injuries just didn’t let that happen.”

After missing all of 2014 to Tommy-John surgery, Harvey returned to Queens with a vengeance. In 2015, Harvey led the Mets’ rotation and helped carry the club to their first World Series birth in 15 years. Their magical run came to a thrilling end with a loss in game five. That game was arguably the last time that we saw the Dark Knight. Surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome came the following season, soon followed by bouts of shoulder trouble.

Harvey’s excellence helped turn the Mets into a contender, he was the face of the new era of Mets’ baseball… an era that seems to be coming to an end.

While Mets fans certainly have a right to boo their former star, these comments should hit a good chord with the Flushing Faithful. Harvey deserves to be remembered for all the good that he brought to the Mets’ organization. A change of scenery was inevitable for Harvey, it’s just a shame that his tenure ended in a messy divorce.